Description
Jason Ellard’s feathered dragon’s breath mosaic damascus, made in-house, is married to an edge bar of ApexUltra tungsten-carbon steel. The Tasmanian artist has the ability to combine form and function; sculpture and efficacy; beauty, and performance; like no other, and this chef’s santoku is proof.
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Thin, light, and impeccably balanced, the 210mm blade is the versatile kitchen tool that handles 90% of what a cook needs. Enough curvature to the edge and ample heel height at 53mm allow the razor-sharp edge to rock and chop through the largest and densest ingredients with ease. Its center of mass sits a touch in front of the heel, giving the 5.9oz knife a quick, nimble feel in hand. Beautifully convex symmetrical bevels converge through the hard, darkly etched edge bar at a very thin edge, well supported in the rear for strength and progressively slimmer approaching the tip, where the steel practically disappears at a needle-like culmination. Lateral flexibility in the forward half is measured and controlled, a sign of Ellard’s expertly managed hardening process.
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A carefully selected piece of dyed and stabilized maple burl is carved into a hand-filling shield-inspired wa profile that combines flat facets and gentle curves. Capping the build is an antiqued solid brass bolster, fitted to the wood with heirloom fit.
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At home in the kitchen. More than presentable at the table. Jason Ellard makes very few objects that are not both.
